A basic question I should know the answer to already no doubt. However I grew up either using bar soap or shower gel and a sponge. In my entire adult life I have either used bar soap or shower gel with sponge. I had to take a shower at some friends house, and they just had shower gel. I presume they’re not the weird ones, but I had no idea how to get full body clean without using a huge amount of shower gel, any of which I put straight in my hand quickly disappears.
That thing at the end of your arm? You can use it to close the water while you soap up. Those things at the end of your legs? You can use them to step back from the jet.
Make a kind of cup with the thing at the end of your arm.
Depending on the shower, you may be able to step out of the spray, or redirect the spray, rather than turning the water down. And somepeople only soap their smelly bits anyway, so they don’t need much gell.
I’m puzzled about why this is puzzling. You squirt a small amount of shower gel into your palm (the brand I buy comes in a bottle with a little folding hanger on the end so you can hang it from the shower). The you rub it over your wet skin/hair and lather it up - best to stand out of the heaviest spray so that it doesn’t all wash off. I haven’t used a flannel or sponge in the shower for years - they always just strike me as a big germ reservoir unless you used a brand new one each time.
The nozzle in my shower is directly above me. I turn it to a 45 angle for 20 seconds whilst lathering up then turn it back downward.
Failing every other suggestion, one could seek out that new, high tech, latest invention, the face cloth and use it as a vessel to hold the gel whilst getting clean. Just sayin’ !
It’s not a sponge, of course, but still might prove 100% effective!
Another vote for perhaps they use a washcloth. Taken from the linen closet before the shower along with the towel. Thrown in the laundry pile/basket/whatever along with the towel after the shower.
Hence you don’t see it.
Just came in thread to make sure a dog wasn’t asking the question.
I’ve used just my hands in a pinch, but yeah, you end up using a lot more.
I’ve never used anything but my hands.
For the record, I’m on the OP’s side here. I’ve always used bar soap, and the concept of shower gel confuses me.
You can even use the back of your hand. I cannot maneuver my left hand enough to put its palm up, so I just use the back of the hand. Works fine.
Since the OP is looking for advice, let’s move this to IMHO.
Colibri
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I guess I’m lucky and my hair and skin don’t suffer because of what soap I use. So basically, my hair is a soap/shampoo reservoir during my shower. Put all you need on your head, lather it up and dispense where necessary.
Does all liquid soap confuse you?
My body is pretty much one big loofah, so no problems here.
Still trying to get used to that. Failing.
In other news: I will occasionally wash my face with body wash. Still have never been caught.
Well, we really don’t know, do we?
The real question to ask though: How do aliens use a shower at all? Especially if they are the M. Night Shyamalan kind…